Onboard Data Acquisition System for Truck and Bus

This paper describes the onboard data acquisition system for truck and bus which has been developed by Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. This system, which is called MCVOCS (Mitsubishi Commercial Vehicle Operation Control System), records various vehicle operating data and provides much valuable information for both a driver and a fleet owner. For example, it may serve for fuel economy and effective operational management.

The main purpose of this paper is to describe the system configuration and the data acquisition software of the system.